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The temporary ruling, blocking a lower court order to fully fund the aid, added to the uncertainty around the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.

Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk once jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, has asked the court to reconsider its landmark 2015 opinion.

The justices are generally reluctant to take account of a president’s public statements. But quotes from Mr. Trump in a key filing may change that.

As the first female speaker of the House announced her retirement, she was remembered back home for showing up at a terrifying moment when others turned away.

He decoded the blueprint for life with Francis H.C. Crick and wrote a celebrated memoir. But in later years, he ignited an uproar with racist views.

The moves by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to fire or sideline generals and admirals are without precedent in recent decades and have rattled the top brass.

President Trump has made it easier for countries that are close to Russia and China to build ties with the U.S. They are embracing the opportunity.

The technology has set off industrywide soul-searching about its potential and pitfalls.

One of two major American almanacs is ceasing publication after more than two centuries of predicting the weather and offering tidbits of wisdom.

Amending state constitutions seemed like a long shot, but moves by California and Virginia suggest blue states are willing to try.